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The Big Five Podcast

The Big Five is the quintessential Montreal podcast, and the best way to get caught up on the top stories impacting the city. Every weekday, host Elias Makos and a roster of Montreal thought leaders debate and inform.

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33:11

Carney’s cabinet: Fresh faces or the old guard? Plus:...

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2025/05/14

Elias Makos welcomes back Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada, andSue Smith is a Montreal journalist and broadcaster. Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled his cabinet yesterday. And the names and roles announced have turned quite a few heads. Bloc Québécois candidate Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné is weighing her options after a judicial recount saw her lose the Terrebonne riding by just one vote

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24:20

Prime Minister Carney looks to set the tone. Plus:...

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2025/05/13

Elias Makos is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, andAkil Alleyne, reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program. When Prime Minister Mark Carney unveils his cabinet this morning, more than half of its members will be fresh faces, CTV News has confirmed Add another layer to the Terrebonne

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24:47

It’s a make or break year for Montreal’s Formula 1...

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2025/05/12

Elias Makos kicks off the week with Gabriel Retta, is a Montrealer active in politics and government service at all three levels for the last 20 years and currently serving as Chief of Staff to the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall, andJimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor. The future of the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Montreal is uncertain as negotiations between the promoter (Octane, owned by Bell) and funding partners have stalled Montreal mayoral candidate Soraya Martinez Ferrada, who

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25:03

The most expensive seniors’ homes ever. Plus: Student...

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2025/05/09

Elias Makos ends the week with Sue Smith, a Montreal journalist and broadcaster, andAndrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy. Yesterday in a historic and some say unexpected move, an American cardinal named Robert Francis Prevost, originally from Chicago has been elected pope A report in La Press this week that some new seniors’ homes were costing the Quebec government as much as $1.8 million dollars a unit, the Minister for Health

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32:56

The kids are not alright. Plus: Selling sex to teens.

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2025/05/08

Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, andMeeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS. A viral TikTok video is urging Quebec high school students to skip class this Friday in protest of a new government directive banning cellphones The Legault government is set to introduce a controversial bill aimed at making Quebec doctors more accountable for improving access to medical services Do we need to do more to restrict porn access, like the

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23:40

Carney & Trump, bestest of friends. Plus: The ‘tax...

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2025/05/07

Elias Makos is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, andNeil Drabkin is a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government. So Donald Trump did find out what Mark Carney wanted to talk about, after all. Both leaders met at the white house yesterday for the first time since the trade war began between Canada and the US. Conservative Leader

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23:29

Will Mark Carney get ‘Zelinsky’d’ at the White House?...

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2025/05/06

Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada, andJustine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor. Prime Minister Mark Carney has arrived in Washington for a meeting with Donald Trump who’s “not sure what he wants to talk about” but guesses it’s about “making a deal” he uttered to reporters in the Oval office Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is

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23:42

The King comes to Canada, Carney heads to D.C., and...

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2025/05/05

Elias Makos kicks off the week with Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program, andJimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor. Prime Minister Mark Carney held his first press conference since winning the election on Friday afternoon, and it was filled with interesting moments. In his weekend interview on NBC’s Meet the Press, the President said it’s

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24:02

Mark Carney speaks to the media. Plus: It’s back to...

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2025/05/02

Elias Makos caps off the week with Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, andPolitical analyst Karim Boulos. The Conservative caucus will meet on Tuesday, to go over their election defeat and figure out who will lead the party in the interim while Pierre Poilievre waits to win a bye-lection The Globe and Mail reports that the Liberals are mounting efforts to convince both Conservative and NDP MPs to cross the floor. Quebec’s

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24:53

Will Prime Minister Carney head to Washington? Plus:...

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2025/05/01

Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. At a cabinet meeting at the White House Wednesday, President Donald Trump showered praise on Prime Minister Mark Carney. Trump added that Carney would come visit him within a week. Despite losing his longtime seat and leading the Conservatives to another federal

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23:00

One day of Mark Carney, one hundred days of Donald...

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2025/04/30

Elias Makos is joined by Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada, andAkil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program. A powerful windstorm swept through Quebec on Tuesday night, leaving nearly 100,000 Hydro Quebec customers without power and causing widespread destruction, particularly on

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24:48

Quebec comes through for Mark Carney as the Liberals...

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2025/04/29

Elias Makos welcomes in Antonine Yaccarini, Political Analysts, PR Expert and former PQ and CAQ staffer, andJustine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor. Mark Carney’s Liberals have 168 seats, just 4 shy of that majority number. They were boosted by major gains in Quebec that came largely at the Bloc Québécois’ expense The Conservatives obtained their highest share of the vote since 1988, but with the collapse of the NDP, don’t have a win to show

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25:08

Today is Election Day, what are we expecting?

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2025/04/28

Elias Makos is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor. It was the shortest campaign possible at 36 days. But considering what happened before Mark Carney dropped the writ, it feels like it was much longer. What will you be watching for tonight? Any specific ridings or trends? Eleven people, including a five year old child, were killed after a man drove an SUV

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23:27

Why did Mark Carney hide some Trump call details?...

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2025/04/25

Elias Makos ends the week with Gabriel Retta, is a Montrealer active in politics and government service at all three levels for the last 20 years. He is currently serving as Chief of Staff to the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall, andChristina Chough, Spanish teacher and Chair of the modern languages department at Dawson College. Yesterday, Radio-Canada broke the story that in their phone call on March 28, Donald Trump did indeed bring up Canada becoming the 51st state to Carney. But after

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23:39

“GO HABS GO!” banned by the language police. Plus:...

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2025/04/24

Elias Makos is joined by Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy, andMeeker Guerrier, Commentator at Noovo and RDS. Quebec’s language watchdog has told Montreal’s transit agency to stop displaying English phrases like “Go! Canadiens Go!” on bus displays, citing the need to uphold French-language standards under Bill 96 The Globe and Mail, citing Ontario PC and federal Liberal sources, that Pierre Poilievre might

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23:51

Magical thinking and extraterrestrials: Tales from...

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2025/04/23

Elias makos welcomes in Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, andDan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada. Yesterday the Conservatives released their long awaited platform… The platform promises $75 billion in tax cuts and $35 billion in new spending over four years, alongside a projected $31 billion deficit this year Liberal Leader Mark Carney however, is criticizing Conservative

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24:31

Is this the most important election of your lifetime?...

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2025/04/22

Elias Makos is joined by Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, andAkil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program. Recent polls show a tightening in the race. Is this the most important election of your lifetime? An internal federal report from Policy Horizons Canada paints a bleak picture

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25:43

Pope Francis dead at 88. Plus: The final week of the...

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2025/04/21

Elias Makos kicks the week off with Raphaël Melançon, a political analyst for Noovo and CTV Montreal News at 5. He is also the president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies, andJonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Pope Francis has died at age 88, leaving behind a complex legacy as the first pope from the Americas and a figure celebrated for his humility and efforts toward inclusion Over

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30:00

Post debate analysis. Plus: Quebec's downgraded...

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2025/04/18

Dan Delmar, in for Elias Makos, is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor and Andrew Caddell, a town councillor in Kamouraska, and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy on the Big 5. In the only English-language debate of the 2025 federal election, Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre clashed over who’s best positioned to confront US President Donald Trump and lead Canada through his sweeping tariffs. The presence of Rebel News

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25:18

Who won the French debate? Plus: Another day, another...

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2025/04/17

Elias Makos is joined by Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, andCaroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance. Who won last night's French debate? Is François Legault paving the way for the radical right? At least that’s what Ruba Ghazal is saying…. Another day, another terrible Canadian crime story. This one comes from Edmonton, where two men have been

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